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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Whinchat +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Whinchat +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Alder Wrinkle, Mallrug, Mallryg, Taphrina sadebeckii +23 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Alder Wrinkle, Mallrug, Mallryg, Taphrina sadebeckii +23 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Hawker, Common Heath, Dark Arches +151 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Hawker, Common Heath, Dark Arches +151 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Mat-grass, Cross-leaved Heath, Heath Rush +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mat-grass, Cross-leaved Heath, Heath Rush +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Crowberry agg. +13 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Central Sutherland Crater WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km

Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2025

Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Whinchat · Stonechat · Cuckoo +53

WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CuckooCuculus canorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2015
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2015
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2020
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2016
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2014
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2013

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Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Sika Deer · Red Deer · Fallow Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

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Amphibians3 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2013
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

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Insects150 species

summer

2024

Dark Arches · Dark Marbled Carpet · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing · Cuneopalpus cyanops +145

Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015
Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2015
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2015
Cuneopalpus cyanopsCuneopalpus cyanops
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformisConiopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformis
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Podabrus alpinusPodabrus alpinus
Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2019
Northern February RedBrachyptera putata2019
Mottled GreyColostygia multistrigaria2018
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2018
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2016
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2015
Heath RusticXestia agathina2015
Dotted ClayXestia baja2015
ChevronEulithis testata2015
Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2015
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2015
Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata2015
Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2015
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2015
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2015
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2015
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2014
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2013
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2013
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
PeacockAglais io
Trigonotylus ruficornisTrigonotylus ruficornis
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris
Phoenicocoris obscurellusPhoenicocoris obscurellus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Contacyphon palustrisContacyphon palustris
Eremocoris plebejusEremocoris plebejus
Forcipata citrinellaForcipata citrinella
Pinalitus rubricatusPinalitus rubricatus
Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorumOrthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata
Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulansMecomma (Mecomma) ambulans
Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescensOrthotylus (Pachylops) virescens
Mecomma (Globicellus) disparMecomma (Globicellus) dispar
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Macrosteles horvathiMacrosteles horvathi
Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis
Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae
Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-mothHemaris tityus2019
Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis2018
Protonemura praecoxProtonemura praecox2018
Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2018
Broom MothCeramica pisi2015
Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2015
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2015
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2015
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2015
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2015
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2015
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2015
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2015
Neglected RusticXestia castanea2015
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2015
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2015
Common RusticMesapamea secalis2015
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2015
Dark TussockDicallomera fascelina2015
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2014
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2014
Smoky WaveScopula ternata2014
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2014
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2014
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2014
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2014
CampionSideridis rivularis2014
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2014
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2014
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2014
Small Argent & SableEpirrhoe tristata2014
Satyr PugEupithecia satyrata2014
Sword-grassXylena exsoleta2014
Autumn Green CarpetChloroclysta miata2014
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2013
Juniper PugEupithecia pusillata2013
Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2013
Beech-green CarpetColostygia olivata2013
RusticHoplodrina blanda2013
Treble-barAplocera plagiata2013
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2013
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2013
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2013
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2013
Scarce Silver YSyngrapha interrogationis2013
Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2013
Grey Mountain CarpetEntephria caesiata2013
Large EarAmphipoea lucens2013
Plain ClayEugnorisma depuncta2013

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Fungi25 species

autumn

2024

Mallrug, Mallryg · Taphrina sadebeckii · Birch Besom · Hoof Fungus · Cowberry Redleaf +20

Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Taphrina sadebeckiiTaphrina sadebeckii
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Cowberry RedleafExobasidium vaccinii
Fleecy MilkcapLactarius vellereus2022
Amber JellyExidia recisa2018
Scaly ToothSarcodon squamosus2017
Bay BoleteImleria badia2017
The MillerClitopilus prunulus2016
Rhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicum2016
Umbilicaria polyphyllaUmbilicaria polyphylla2016
CudbearOchrolechia tartarea2016
DeceiverLaccaria laccata2015
Royal PinkgillEntoloma rhodocylix2015
Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2015
ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2015
Smooth Bristle BracketPhellinus laevigatus2015
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2015
Russula griseaRussula grisea2015
Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2015
Lacquered BracketGanoderma lucidum2015
Snakeskin BrownieHypholoma marginatum2015
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2015
Ramalina fraxineaRamalina fraxinea2013

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Plants170 species

springsummer

2025

Daisy · Tormentil · Tufted Hair-grass · Heather · Lesser Spearwort +165

DaisyBellis perennis2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Mat-grassNardus stricta2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2021
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2020
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2020
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020
Star SedgeCarex echinata2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023
Common SedgeCarex nigra2021
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021
BlinksMontia fontana2021
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2021
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2020
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2020
EyebrightEuphrasia2020
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2014
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2014
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2020
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2020
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Hedera helixHedera helix2020
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2016
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2014
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2014
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2014
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2014
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2012
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea2023
Carex viridulaCarex viridula2023
Marsh VioletViola palustris2023
Pyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalis2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2023
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023
White SedgeCarex canescens2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2023
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2023
HawkweedHieracium2023
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023
Erophila vernaErophila verna2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Creeping WillowSalix repens2020
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2020
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2020
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2020
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2020
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2016
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2016
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2016
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2016
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2016
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2016
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2016
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2016
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2016
European LarchLarix decidua2016
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2014
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2014
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia2014
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2014
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2014
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2014
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2014
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2014
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2014
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2012
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2012
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2012
Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2012
Great SundewDrosera anglica2012
Common ChickweedStellaria media2012
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2012
PignutConopodium majus2012
JuniperJuniperus communis2012
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2012
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2012
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,441 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2025

Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Whinchat · Stonechat · Cuckoo +53

WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CuckooCuculus canorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2015
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2015
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2020
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2016
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2014
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2013

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Sika Deer · Red Deer · Fallow Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Sika DeerCervus nippon2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Fallow DeerDama dama2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2013
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects150 species

summer

2024

Dark Arches · Dark Marbled Carpet · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing · Cuneopalpus cyanops +145

Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015
Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2015
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2015
Cuneopalpus cyanopsCuneopalpus cyanops
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformisConiopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformis
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Podabrus alpinusPodabrus alpinus
Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2019
Northern February RedBrachyptera putata2019
Mottled GreyColostygia multistrigaria2018
Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2018
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2016
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2015
Heath RusticXestia agathina2015
Dotted ClayXestia baja2015
ChevronEulithis testata2015
Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2015
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2015
Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata2015
Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2015
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2015
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2015
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2015
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2014
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2013
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2013
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
PeacockAglais io
Trigonotylus ruficornisTrigonotylus ruficornis
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris
Phoenicocoris obscurellusPhoenicocoris obscurellus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Contacyphon palustrisContacyphon palustris
Eremocoris plebejusEremocoris plebejus
Forcipata citrinellaForcipata citrinella
Pinalitus rubricatusPinalitus rubricatus
Anoscopus albifronsAnoscopus albifrons
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorumOrthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata
Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulansMecomma (Mecomma) ambulans
Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescensOrthotylus (Pachylops) virescens
Mecomma (Globicellus) disparMecomma (Globicellus) dispar
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Macrosteles horvathiMacrosteles horvathi
Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis
Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae
Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-mothHemaris tityus2019
Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis2018
Protonemura praecoxProtonemura praecox2018
Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2018
Broom MothCeramica pisi2015
Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2015
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2015
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2015
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2015
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2015
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2015
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2015
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2015
Neglected RusticXestia castanea2015
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2015
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2015
Common RusticMesapamea secalis2015
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2015
Dark TussockDicallomera fascelina2015
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2014
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2014
Smoky WaveScopula ternata2014
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2014
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2014
Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2014
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2014
CampionSideridis rivularis2014
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2014
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2014
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2014
Small Argent & SableEpirrhoe tristata2014
Satyr PugEupithecia satyrata2014
Sword-grassXylena exsoleta2014
Autumn Green CarpetChloroclysta miata2014
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2013
Juniper PugEupithecia pusillata2013
Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2013
Beech-green CarpetColostygia olivata2013
RusticHoplodrina blanda2013
Treble-barAplocera plagiata2013
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2013
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2013
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2013
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2013
Scarce Silver YSyngrapha interrogationis2013
Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2013
Grey Mountain CarpetEntephria caesiata2013
Large EarAmphipoea lucens2013
Plain ClayEugnorisma depuncta2013

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Fungi25 species

autumn

2024

Mallrug, Mallryg · Taphrina sadebeckii · Birch Besom · Hoof Fungus · Cowberry Redleaf +20

Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Taphrina sadebeckiiTaphrina sadebeckii
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Cowberry RedleafExobasidium vaccinii
Fleecy MilkcapLactarius vellereus2022
Amber JellyExidia recisa2018
Scaly ToothSarcodon squamosus2017
Bay BoleteImleria badia2017
The MillerClitopilus prunulus2016
Rhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicum2016
Umbilicaria polyphyllaUmbilicaria polyphylla2016
CudbearOchrolechia tartarea2016
DeceiverLaccaria laccata2015
Royal PinkgillEntoloma rhodocylix2015
Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2015
ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2015
Smooth Bristle BracketPhellinus laevigatus2015
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2015
Russula griseaRussula grisea2015
Angel's WingsPleurocybella porrigens2015
Lacquered BracketGanoderma lucidum2015
Snakeskin BrownieHypholoma marginatum2015
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2015
Ramalina fraxineaRamalina fraxinea2013

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Plants170 species

springsummer

2025

Daisy · Tormentil · Tufted Hair-grass · Heather · Lesser Spearwort +165

DaisyBellis perennis2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Mat-grassNardus stricta2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2021
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2021
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2020
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2020
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020
Star SedgeCarex echinata2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023
Common SedgeCarex nigra2021
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021
BlinksMontia fontana2021
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2021
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2020
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2020
EyebrightEuphrasia2020
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2014
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2014
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2020
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2020
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020
Hedera helixHedera helix2020
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2016
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2014
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2014
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2014
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2014
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2012
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea2023
Carex viridulaCarex viridula2023
Marsh VioletViola palustris2023
Pyramidal BugleAjuga pyramidalis2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2023
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023
White SedgeCarex canescens2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2023
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2023
HawkweedHieracium2023
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023
Erophila vernaErophila verna2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Creeping WillowSalix repens2020
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2020
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2020
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2020
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2020
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2016
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2016
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2016
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2016
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2016
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2016
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2016
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2016
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2016
European LarchLarix decidua2016
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2014
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2014
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia2014
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2014
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2014
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara2014
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2014
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2014
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2014
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2014
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2012
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2012
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2012
Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2012
Great SundewDrosera anglica2012
Common ChickweedStellaria media2012
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2012
PignutConopodium majus2012
JuniperJuniperus communis2012
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2012
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2012
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2012

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